Results 19,441-19,460 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the BVD compensation programme for beef breed animals born in 2014 on 5 December 2014. Final validation was recently completed on this application and payment of €240 issued to the nominated bank account of the person named on 11 January 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 19 May 2015. Under the Terms and Conditions of Direct Payment Schemes, an applicant as well as meeting the Scheme criteria is required to comply with EU regulatory requirements relating to Cross Compliance. The Department’s records indicate that in 2014, the amount of nitrogen from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named did not qualify to receive an automatic allocation right under the new Basic Payment Scheme as she was not farming in 2013. The person named received a gift of 14.94 entitlements under the 2014 Scheme. My Department contacted the person named to see if land had also transferred with the entitlements to allow the transfer of an allocation right from the transferor to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Draught Horse Stud Book (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) maintains the Irish Horse Register which incorporates the Irish Sport Horse and the Irish Draught Studbooks. HSI has received an approval from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for this purpose. Commission Decision 92/353, which lays down the criteria for approval for bodies to maintain a studbook, requires the authorities of a Member State, i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: Sheol an duine a ainmnítear iarratas ar leithdháileadh teidlíochtaí faoi ‘Maolú na hAlban’ an 8 Bealtaine 2015. Tá an t-iarratas seo á phróiseáil faoin gcatagóir ‘Maolú na hAlban’ (‘Scottish Derogation’) den Chúlchiste Náisiúnta. Tá próiseáil iarratas ar an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes was received from the person named on 30 March 2015. Processing of the application has been finalised in respect of both schemes. Payment will issue shortly to the nominated bank account of the person named. The person named commenced their AEOS 3 contract on 1 May 2013 and has been paid for the 2013 and 2014 scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted a 2015 Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme application on 14 May 2015. EU Regulations governing the administration of these schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks be completed before any payments issue. These checks have been completed and payments due under the Basic Payment and the Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The first person named submitted 2015 Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value applications to my Department. These applications have been processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 19 January 2015. The second persons named submitted applications to my Department regarding the establishment of a Registered Farm Partnership. These...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application to the second tranche of the GLAS scheme for the person named was received by my Department on 4 December 2015. The application is one of over 14,000 applications submitted as part of this second tranche of the GLAS scheme. All GLAS applications received, including the application of the person-named, are now being assessed by my Department in line with the requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Improvement Scheme Eligibility (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The persons concerned were applicants under the Farm Improvement Scheme and received grant-aid under the Scheme in respect of certain investments in 2008. However, one invoice was excluded for grant aid purposes in each case as the contractor concerned was unable to provide tax clearance as required under the conditions of the scheme. To date, the required tax clearance has not been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. Eligible applicants to the Young Farmers Scheme in 2015 qualify for an additional payment per activated entitlement held in 2015. While the person named meets the eligibility conditions for the Young Farmers Scheme, they do not hold any entitlements on which the additional payment can be made. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named submitted an application under the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. Eligible applicants to the Young Farmers Scheme in 2015 qualify for an additional payment per activated entitlement held in 2015. While the person named meets the eligibility conditions for the Young Farmers Scheme, they do not hold any entitlements on which the additional payment can be made. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme was received from the person named on 23 February 2015. Processing of the application is currently in progress in respect of both schemes. On completion of this process, the application will be further reviewed with a view to payment issuing directly to the nominated bank account of the person named at the earliest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: The person named did not submit an application for the Basic Payment Scheme in 2015. Therefore, no payments are due at this juncture. However, the Deputy contacted the Department recently to outline the circumstances encountered by the person named in 2015. The Deputy was advised on 8 January 2016 to arrange the submission of a 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: While the Deputy doesn’t refer specifically to “Storm Darwin”, I am assuming that the question is in respect of that weather event. In this regard I am aware of the difficulties that have been created for many forest owners as a result of the storms of late 2013 early 2014. The frequency and ferocity of these storm events, compounded by waterlogged soils on many forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application under the Basic Payment Scheme was received from the person named on 30 March 2015. Processing of the application has now been finalised and payment will issue to the nominated bank account of the person named in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: An application from the person named under the 2014 Single Payment Scheme was received in the Department on 13 May 2014. The person named was subject to a Land Parcel Identification System inspection in 2013. The eligible area was reduced on foot of this inspection and the ensuing penalty was applied to his 2014 Single Payment. The person named subsequently submitted an appeal which has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sporting Rights (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. Sporting rights which were vested in the former Irish Land Commission are now managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service which is part of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sporting Rights (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is not possible to confirm the position for the Deputy in respect of the sporting rights for the lands detailed within the short timeframe available. My Department will write directly to the Deputy within the next two weeks.